“Behind The Scenes: Laura Romfh, Apparel Designer” USDF Connection July/ August 2017 United States Dressage Federation A short interview with a woman who creates equestrian clothing. ©2017 United States Dressage Federation. Used by permission. Reproduction prohibited without prior written permission of the publisher. Previous Posts [Behind The Scenes] Thank you for reading, Katherine Walcott
Category Archives: Horses
Foto Friday: Interstate Images
Lesson: Switching from binocular vision to a two-dimensional photo changes clouds from dramatic to mildly interesting. This is what happens when one spends most of the daylight hours on a Saturday driving around the state of Tennessee. Taken from the passenger seat. Process notes: Dragged out the big camera. Yay! Could not get it toContinue reading “Foto Friday: Interstate Images”
New Equipment: Intro Cart
Driving Thursday Milton’s first cart. Our second [Driving Miss M]. It’s a fixer-upper, with price to match. Deliberately. We are still finding out if Milton wants to be a driving horse. If he declines with prejudice, we don’t want to destroy anything fancier. Thank you for reading, Katherine Walcott
I Do Not Think Those Words Mean What You Think They Mean
Saddle Seat Wednesday A former client of Stepping Stone Farm dropped by for a visit. We compared pasts. She: Riding a big-moving gaited horse Saddlebred is more fun than jumping. Didn’t I agree? Me, standing there, blinking: I understand what each individual word means but the sentence … it … I can’t … what? Inconceivable.Continue reading “I Do Not Think Those Words Mean What You Think They Mean”
Milton’s Delayed Future as a Riding Horse
Riding Milton is on hold while he is learning to drive. Getting used to pulling appears to be the big step in teaching a driving horse. Once we have that, we will get back to the riding question. One can never know the counterfactuals. Doing both at the same time would probably be okay. Probably.Continue reading “Milton’s Delayed Future as a Riding Horse”
Rodney’s Dubious Future as a Dressage Horse
We did not have a dressage lesson in July. Sniffle. Mr. E. has made it clear that he wants to see Rodney in a better ring. He has a point. Our riding space is small and often slippy. What is not clear is how we will haul Rodney to another barn. When we took himContinue reading “Rodney’s Dubious Future as a Dressage Horse”
7 Ways To Dodge Nostalgia
HE COMPETED AT KENTUCKY HORSE PARK BEFORE I DID?!?! In planning for the CAA Carriage Festival, there was one question on everyone’s mind. How would I handle it? In the end, the weekend didn’t turn out so bad. [Show Report, Show Photos] Looking Back I wasn’t nostalgic because … I already held the pity party.Continue reading “7 Ways To Dodge Nostalgia”
Virtual Brush Box 